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The game changed from two 30-minute periods to three 20-minute. Share url email fbmsngr whatsapp sms. Jordan Epstein at 4:49p ET. Still having the same issue where no one ever drops the gloves even when the game gives me the prompt to fight to defend a teammate.The 19 biggest rule changes in NHL history. NHL 17 Be a Pro Fighting Still Glitched I saw they were supposed to have fixed the fighting glitch in Be a Pro mode with the 1.02 patch earlier this year, but I just fired up 17 again and installed the patch.

These include things such as 3rd man in, aggressor, instigator, fighting before the whistle, and fines and suspensions. If you dig even deeper and read into Rule 46, there is a very thorough description of everything that can warrant supplemental discipline during a fight. The discretion provided should be exercised realistically.It’s a subtle fact that a lot of advocates against fighting seem to forget. This is done intentionally to enable them to differentiate between the obvious degrees of responsibility of the participants either for starting the fighting or persisting in continuing the fighting. As per the rule 46 in the NHL rulebook:46.1 Fighting – A fight shall be deemed to have occurred when at least one player (or goalkeeper) punches or attempts to punch an opponent repeatedly or when two players wrestle in such a manner as to make it difficult for the Linesmen to intervene and separate the combatants.The Referees are provided very wide latitude in the penalties with which they may impose under this rule.

The best players in the world are chosen for these teams, and the Olympic hockey lacks fighting. Easy enough for the NHL to do the same, right? Wrong.The IIHF is the governing body for some of the best leagues in the world, most notably the Olympics. They have banned fighting, so if a player does decide to drop the gloves, they are assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct or a match penalty.

It’s an accepted system of checks and balances in the NHL. Those guys are easily replaceable in the NHL, and if all they have to worry about is a suspension instead of a physical confrontation, then why wouldn’t a team continue to take cheap shots? Even players in the NHL are agreeing that it is safer on the ice with fighting in the game than it would be if fighting were banned. If fighting was banned, then what’s to say Team A doesn’t send out another goon to go after another superstar? Nothing. If Team A’s enforcer goes out and throws a borderline hit at Team B’s superstar injuring him pretty badly, then Team B can send out their enforcer to make sure that the guy from Team A knows he won’t get off the hook easy. There is a role in the NHL for an enforcer, a guy who’s main job is specifically to go out and throw his weight around at guys on the other team. Think about it, when was the last time you saw a dirty hit in Olympic hockey? It rarely happens, if ever.

Was McDavid forced into fighting? Not at all, he chose to square up, and in the heat of the moment, sometimes that’s what your team needs. McDavid is now expected to miss up to 6 weeks with a fractured hand and his participation in the World Juniors is in serious jeopardy.The very vocal Paul Bissonnette took to twitter to defend the topic of whether fighting should be allowed:He’s right. McDavid squared up for a fight and appeared to hit the glass with his hand, and after that, he did not return to the game. The 17 year old had 51 points through just 18 games for the Erie Otters, until getting injured. Those rules have done a good job of bringing fighting numbers down, but they have also kept fighting in the game, which is even more important.Fighting isn’t legal in the NHL, and it is punishable, however, it is worth the trade off for the amount of cheap shots that it prevents in today’s game.If you haven’t heard the news by now, the fuel behind this fire is superprospect Connor McDavid. As I mentioned above, there are all sorts of different complications that will arise if a player engages an unwilling partner in a fight.

McDavid’s frustration was just at a boiling point. (Photo by Len RedkolesNHLI via Getty Images)Or not fighting should be allowed in the sport? Not at all. So just because a superstar sustained an injury in a fight, does that mean that we should be questioning whether Dan Carcillo of the Philadelphia Flyers fights Maxime Talbot of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game 6.

That’s when Max Talbot stepped in. They went down 3-0 early on in the game, and were being outworked by a Flyers team that was looking to force a game 7. Game 6 was being played in Philadelphia and things were not looking good for the Penguins.

This one fight single handidly changed a game, a series, and eventually backboned the Penguins to their 3rd Stanley Cup.The example above is just one of many that any fan can find. If you watch this video, and look at the context in which everything happened, it’s going to be very hard for someone to argue that fighting has no place in the game. The Penguins scored five unanswered goals, including one just 14 seconds after Carcillo dropped the gloves with Max Talbot.Bloodied Rob Ray after a 2004 fight with Donald Brashear. You know the Flyer fans love it, but you know what Panger, there is no reason, do not give the Penguins any opportunity to build any momentum off of a scrap.”That third goal would be the last goal of the 2009 playoffs for the Flyers. You have all the momentum, you’re up 3-0 in the game, there is a time, there is a place. Talbot squared up against Dan Carcillo just after the Flyers had made it 3-0.Take special note at what commentator Eddie Olczyk is saying as Carcillo lands punches and takes down Talbot.“I understand why Max Talbot is fighting here, but if you’re Dan Carcillo there’s really no reason to engage.

But there is something about a fight that is just unmatched. You will always have the emotion of a big goal, and a big hit. Take fighting out of the game and what are you left with? Would the Penguins have won that game? The series? The Cup? Who knows, but, banning fighting will take out a side to the game that is hard to replicate. It is raw emotion, sacrifice, and frustration.

Fewer goons are going to want to take a run at a superstar if they have to fear facing the opposing teams enforcer on the next shift. More importantly, fighting is a system of checks and balances. But would it? The most common thing to do is draw comparisons to the international game, but after closer examination, the two really aren’t comparable in terms of the different types of roles that are played in both. The NHL could choose to take fighting out of the game, and a lot of people who surround the sport (not the players) see that as something that would better the game.

Get used to it if you don’t like it, because it isn’t going anywhere in the near future. It is not replaceable, and it can change the course of a game in a matter of minutes.The NHL doesn’t need to question its decision to keep fighting in the game, because it does play a huge role, and it does have a very important place in today’s game. Lastly, fighting brings a side of emotion to the game that is unrivaled in this sport, or any other sport for that matter.